Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Healthcare Simulation
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Bachelor's degree or higher
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 13.5
Instructional Delivery: Online
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time To Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 51.2213
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 11-9111
NOTE: No applications will be accepted for the 2024-2025 academic year. Please check back in summer 2025 for an update.
About the Program
The post-bachelor's certificate in Healthcare Simulation program prepares nurses, health care professionals and simulation technicians to meet future challenges in both academic and professional spaces. Specialized training in simulation-based education prepares students to be leaders in their fields. The skills attained in this interdisciplinary simulation-based graduate program are transferable to the clinical environment, clinical teaching and the classroom. Graduates of the program will have the skills to lead a simulation program in an academic or hospital environment. Graduates will also be prepared to sit for the Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) certification as soon as they meet the practice requirements.
The program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Admission Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 (two letters of recommendation are required for applicants with GPAs of lower than 3.0)
Program Requirements
| IPS 617 | Simulation in Healthcare Education | 4.5 |
| IPS 618 | Standardized Patients | 3.0 |
| IPS 619 | Advanced Debriefing and Reflective Practice | 3.0 |
| IPS 620 | Simulation Center Leadership | 3.0 |
| or IPS 621 | Evaluation in Simulation-Based Education | |
| Total Credits | 13.5 | |
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits | ||||
| IPS 617 | 4.5 | IPS 618 | 3.0 | ||||
| 4.5 | 3 | ||||||
| Second Year | |||||||
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | ||||
| IPS 619 | 3.0 | IPS 620 or 621 | 3.0 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Total Credits 13.5 | |||||||
Additional Information
For more information about this program, contact:
Graduate Nursing Division
CNHPGraduateDivision@drexel.edu
Additional information is available on Drexel's College of Nursing and Health Professions Certificate in Healthcare Simulation webpage and Drexel University Online Certificate in Healthcare Simulation webpage.